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Canine Scarlet is in the pilot program Early Alert Canines at a Covid-19 testing site at Hart Middle School.

COVID-19 detecting dogs to be used at Hart Middle School

Abigail Kent and Max Kiyoi May 4, 2022

Since last December, Early Alert Canines, a company and program based in Concord, has been training and testing a pilot program where dogs are used to sniff out COVID-19. PUSD and the California Department...

Freshman students read from scripts as they physicalize the words of Shakespeare.

Freshman English classes participate in Shakespeare activities

Renna Popli, AVT Editor-in-Chief May 3, 2022

This past Monday, freshman English classes participated in activities that helped to bring their current read — William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet — to life.  “We’re coming to the classroom...

AV ASB Election Results: Meet your new class representatives

AV ASB Election Results: Meet your new class representatives

Sharon Jiang and Jiawen (Sarah) Yan May 3, 2022

Get to know the new Amador ASB representatives for the 2022-2023 school year!    

Ghost guns are an easy--and dangerous--way for criminals to acquire firearms.

The Biden Administration cracks down on ghost guns

Zenil Koovejee, Staff Writer May 2, 2022

This past week, President Biden has introduced new firearm legislation in response to the increasing presence of ghost guns in crime-related incidents. “A ghost gun would be a firearm that is custom-made...

Dry lawns are a result of a drought, seen here during the 2015 drought.

California droughts: Where are we and will the rain help?

Kazuya Yasui, Staff Writer May 2, 2022

Recently, California–especially the Bay Area–has fallen into another drought. Pleasanton residents are no strangers to water restrictions, as the previous 6-year drought concluded only a few years...

Artist Joanna Chu (‘23) designed her project with the overlying theme of capturing her daily life in her artwork.

Donversity Art Show: celebration through creativity

Eva Raul, Staff Writer May 2, 2022

Last Thursday, more than 50 student artists contributed to the Donversity Art Show in the library. From black and white pictures to painted canvases to digital art, different art forms celebrated Amador’s...

Aided with a visual presentation, Vietnam War veteran Bill Murphy speaks about his time in the Navy.

Vietnam veterans present to the US history classes

Nadya Carreira, Staff Writer May 1, 2022

Since 2001, Vietnam War veterans from Diablo Valley Speakers have been visiting Amador Valley to educate the junior class on this significant part of US history. On April 29th, each junior history class...

With various different booths ready for students to explore, students were spoken with individually and were provided information about the many available careers.

Local professionals invited for annual Amador Career Fair

Tejasvini Ramesh, Staff Writer May 1, 2022

On April 28th, Amador’s College & Career Counseling Department invited a variety of professionals to the Annual Career Fair. Students received resources to prepare, and as one of the most anticipated...

 Brava Garden Eatery, one of Downtown Pleasanton's newest establishments- it serves wonderful Argentinian and Italian cuisine.

The changing face of downtown Pleasanton: small town, big hearts

Parth Mishra, AVRadio Editor-in-Chief April 29, 2022

Downtown Pleasanton reveals its true beauty this spring as people shake away the timidity of winter and fully embrace the sunny outdoors. One of the main reasons behind this ephemeral beauty, however,...

A group of nurses that are from the same branch come together and hold up home made signs to support the strike.

Stanford nurses’ strike ongoing as 5000 nurses demand wages and benefits

Zymon Baron, Staff Writer April 29, 2022

On April 25th, close to five thousand nurses from all branches of Stanford Health Care voted to strike for higher pay and more health benefits. To put this into perspective, five thousand nurses is a combined...

Students attend the sustainability activity during lunch time

Donversity 2022 holds engaging lunch activities

Jocelyn Hsu, Staff Writer April 29, 2022

This Donversity week, students and teachers put in effort to create a diverse community at Amador. The lunch activities organized by leadership class enabled everyone on the campus to get involved easily. “The...

Although Amador missed out on the last two Donversity Rallies, Leadership made a swift comeback with this year's performance.

Donversity rally triumphs after months of planning

Aileen Hu, Staff Writer April 29, 2022

On April 22, 2022, Amador held its yearly Donversity Rally in the large gym. Leadership had planned and carried out the events in detail and despite the unexpected weather, the show continued on without...

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